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HEROES OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA 

WHO FELL UPON THE 

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HIS book had its origin because of the fact that it is the desire of 
each and every member of the Company that : The members of this 
organization shall ever be united. 

The contents herein, other than the "As you were " section, are 
° a simple statement of the actual facts and important occurrences 
which form the history of the Company from its beginning. 



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In iVlemorium 



WILLIAM F. THEIME 



ESPY K. WBIGHT 



This, our deceased comrade to whom we 
pay our last tribute, was better known and es- 
teemed for \vhat he did not say, zmd deeds done. 

With the muteness of a wise man, he went 
quietly but cheerfully about his duties, always 
showing a kind and honest disposition, and 
endearing himself to his comrades- 

We who survive and sorrow his death can 
in no way better pay honor to this Noble Life 
than to emulate his example. 



Came to us as a stranger with no honors 
or recommendations, save the uniform he 
wore. He shared with us the hardships and 
dangers of war and strife. He grew closer to 
us, as time brought forth his indomitable spirit. 
He passed from us as quickly as he came, to 
a broader and better world, leaving to us the 
memor}' of his unblemished Life, as an example 
of American Manhood. 






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OFFICERS 



PRESENT 



Captain Howard L. Reed 
Captain Carroll J. Tucker 
Lieut, Abel B. George 
Lieut. Joseph D. Collins 
Lieut. Edgar B. Elvis 
Captain Joseph W. Lyons 



Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
Rushville, Indiana. 
Boone, Iowa. 
Arlington, Texas. 
Medford, Wis. 
Parkerburg, West Va. 



Major Homer T. Wilson 
Lieut. Robert L. Barrow 
Lieut. William F. Brown 



PAST 



Captain James R. Cooper 
Lieut. Robert B. Wolford 
Lieut. Elisha H. Roberts 



Lieut. Jacob O. Carpenter 



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John J. Schmitz 
Caswell S. Neal 
Eugene Fields 



JAiMES R. Buckner 

WiLLIAJI K. SCHMITT 

William G. Brookhouser 



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FROM different parts of Texas, men gathered in San Antonio with the purpose of finding some place 
in the Army, and in the month of July, 1917, 90 or more of them were organized in what was to 
be known as an American Red Gross Company, No. 38, The Unit was composed principally of 
men from San Antonio and small neighboring towns. The organization of the Unit was under the 
supervision of Capt. Wilson and Lieut. Barrow, both of San Antonio, with Major Wilson as Company 
Commander. 

The Red Cross Unit did not exist long as such, but just as the organization was nearing 
completion, the men who had been examined for enlistment, were called to the Moore Building to be 
informed and consulted in regard to change that was about to be made without an exception, the men 
favored the change and immediately the Unit was converted into what was known as Ambulance Company 
No. 2, Texas National Guard. This was during the time from July the 4th to July 17th. 

On August the 5th, when all National Guard Units were mustered into the Federal Service, the 
Company was assembled in the Market House, in San Antonio, and given a second examination. Owing 
to the fact that this was a second Ambulance Company to be organized in the State, and that there was 
so great a demand for Medical men, the company was billeted in the Market House in order that the men 
might be used to assist in the examination of the several Units sent there for that purpose. For 
i5 days or more, men were put thru the process of examination, at the rate of six or seven hundred 
per day,and practically all the work being done by men of this Company. Not only was this work done 
in San Antonio, but detachments from the Company were sent on recruiting service to different parts of 
the State. Such was the introduction into Army life of the men of Ambulance Company No. 2 T.N.G. 

After thirty four days of work and pleasure in old " Fort Crumb " (as the Market House came to 
be known), the company was entrained for Camp Bowie, arriving there on the morning of September 
10th. Then and there began that siege of fours east and west. This was the beginning of the Fall season; 
still the Fort Worth sunshine made it everything but pleasant for rookies just out of schools, work shops, 
and other shady places. 



During the meantime, Lieut. Barrow liad succeeded Major Wilson as Company Commander. 
Sgt. Franz, who was our first " Top ", had been succeeded by Sgt. Winfrey, and he in turn by Sgt. 
Coleman, who remained " Top " until the Company demobilized. After the re-organization which 
followed the muster of the National Guard Units into Federal service, the company was known as 
Ambulance Company No. 143. Also, quite a number of our men had been transferred to other 
organizations. 

On the 21st of October, 1917, a contingent of Volunteers arrived at Camp Bowie, trom points in 
Oklahoma, the majority coming from the vicinity of Muskogee. Most of the men were assigned to 
Ambulance Company 143, the organization at that time being at but about half its war strength. These 
men brought the strength of the organization up to almost the required number. Then early in 
November, another but smaller contingent arrived from Cam Nravis. Now the company was up to its 
required quota. 

Training now started in with a vengence, and with the strict and rigid discipline of the next 
few months, the men were ready for any emergency. The training slackened up a bit during the Xmas 
holidays, most of the men going home on passes. 

After the 1st of the year the training became more intensive, and there was a great deal more of 
it. Oh, 'twas a great life if you didn't weaken. Things begin to get rather monotonous after a few 
months more of drilling and hiking, and, to make matters worse, the weather became very cold during 
the latter part of January and early February, and it was not an uncommon occurrence for some of the 
men to wake up some morning to find 2 or 3 inches of snow covering their cots. There was always a 
plenty of wood and the men had all the bed-clothing they needed, so there was no difficulty in keeping 
warm. 

During the next few months there was nothing of very unusual importance to occur, other than 
the regular drill and schooling and the regular Saturday inspection, which were part of the rough spots 
in the soldier's life. 

In the latter part of January, there was a change in the command of the company, Lieut. Brown 
going to act as an instructor in a hospital. He was succeeded in command by Lieut. Reed. 

The early part of spring was very windy and dusty, and the dust made life miserable in camp. 
Nothing of real importance occurred for the next few months, other than the passing in review before 
General Greble a few times, until the great review on May, the 11th, when the whole Division paraded the 
Streets of Fort Worth. From that time, the question uppermost in the minds of the men was, when 
were they going "over there". Litter drill and gas mask draining occupied most of the time, and it was 
not long until the men became proficient in both. In the early part of June it soon became evident, that 

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the stayof the 36th in Camp Bowie was limited, and in the latter part of the month and the first few days 
of July, passes were issued to all, so that the men had an opportunity to say good-bye to parents and 
friends. 

On the 7th of July, most of the company's property was packed and loaded into cars. Preparations 
were made for the last night's stay in old Bowie. The tents all being down, the men spent the night in 
their pup tents. They had all worked like beavers, for all of them knew that they were on the eve of the 
great adventure. 

At 11.00 a.m. on the morning of the 8th of July, the Ambulance Section entrained at the 
Quartermaster Warehouses, and was not long until everyone knew that the train was going over a 
southern route to the Port. And the four days of travelling, the train passed thru Arkansas, Tennessee 
and over the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The riding was very comfortable, for everything was of 
the highest standard. The 11th of July saw Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia left behind by 8.00 
a.m., and noon found the train entering the Pennsylvania Station in New York City. It did not tarry long, 
however, for at 3.oo p.m., the company was lined up at Hempstead, ready for the march into Camp Mills, 
Long Island. The size of Camp Mills soon impressed the men of Uncle Sams efforts in the Great War. 

The men were sorely disapointed upon their arrival, for as soon as they were located in Camp, 
they were all confined, indefinitely. The confinement, however, did not stop some of them from seeing 
the sights in little old New York. The stay in Camp Mills was very short, for the 17th of July, the 
Ambulance Section again entrained, and at Brooklyn they boarded a ferry which took them under several 
of the East river bridges and up the Hudson, from where they had their first sight of New York's billion- 
dollar sky line. 

After leaving the ferry at the old North German Lloyd piers ot Hoboken, the Red Cross served 
hot coffee and sandwiches, just before ascending the gang-plank of the former German Liner George 
Washington. On arriving on the ship, the men were assigned to their bunks on one of the lower decks, 
better known as G-4. Things were rather crowded, there being nearly 10,000 men aboard the ship. Meal 
tickets were issued to everyone, two meals a day being served. 

At 2.i5 p.m. of July 18th the George Washington was towed out into the river and through the 
" Narrows " where she joined the rest of the convoy. While in the outer harbor the convoy had every 
protection the Navy could afford, there being all classes of their fighting forces there. It was truly a 
wonderful sight. 

The convoy soon got underway, and the first day out the sea became a bit rough and seasickness 
began to make its appearance, some of the men being very sick. On the morning of the 20th of July, 
the convoy was joined by more transports from Newport News, making in all a convoy of about fifteen 

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vessels not counting the numerous destroyers. The rest of the trip across the Atlantic was without any 
important event, other than the occasional target practise of the Naval gunners aboard the transports. 

In the early afternoon of July 3oth the flagship George Washington, led the rest of the convoy 
in single file column into the beautiful land-locked harbor of Brest. The sight of land brought joy to the 
hearts of most all the men, for the trip had been a long, monotonous one. The George Washington, 
being such a large vessel it was unable to proceed to the piers in the harbor, so the anchor was 
dropped in the outer channel, and it was not until the next morning, July 3ist, that the troops dis- 
embarked. The Ambulance Section was one of the first units to leave the ship, and after a short ride 
aboard a naval tug, they landed. 

After an up-hill march of about three miles with full equipment, a place known as a " Rest 
Camp " called Pontanazen Barracks was reached. It was probably called a " Rest Camp " so that a 
fellow would remember it the rest of his life. After being assigned to tents outside the barracks 
proper, each man was given a " bed ", made of tree pieces of board. The first night will fong be remem- 
bered by the men, both from the celebration they had and their changing from Ambulance drivers to 
stevedores, for no sooner had they become settled, there were details sent to the harbor to unload the 
ships and to load trains with provisions and equipment for the men toward the front. In the short stay 
in Brest, there was rain every day, this city having a record of three hundred and thirty rainy days in 1918. 

Very early in the morning of August 3rd the company was formed with all their equipment, for 
another march, mostly up-hill again, to the station. T'was one of the most disagreeable nights that the 
men had ever spent, both from the speed of marching and from the way that it was raining. At 6 a.m. 
the Ambulance section entrained, and they were very fortunate to get the accommodation given them, 
getting second and third class passenger coaches instead of regular " 40 hommes and 8 chevaux ". 
The train was filled to its capacity, eight men to the compartment and with all their equipment, it made 
things very crowded and uncomfortable. 

From Brest, the train travelled south, passing through Nantes, Rochefort, and La Rochelle. The 
country passed through was some of the most scenic and fertile imaginable. After living for nearly two 
days on canned "Willie" and cold tomatoes, the train finally reached Carbon Blanc, on the sfternoon of 
August the 4th. Leaving the train here, there was a march of about two miles to the camp which was 
to be the home of the company for the next two or three weeks. 

There was such a contrast between this camp and the one at Brest that it seemed like the U.S. 
again. The camp was equipped with fine clean barracks and it also had a fine system of running water. 
In all, it was truly a rest camp and it was here that the men had their first real chance to clean up since 
they left the State. 

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Life here at the rest camp, near Bordeaux, was very pleasant, there being no real hard drilling 
such as one was apt to get in the States. The weather in the vicinity of Bordeaux, was quite different 
from that of the Northern part of France, the sun shining every day while the Ambulance Section was 
stationed there. During the stay near Bordeaux the men had many opportunities to visit the city, which 
will long be remembered by them as a most beautiful and very historic one. 

Word passed around quickly on the 20th of August that the Ambulance Section was to leave 
the next day, and in the late afternoon of the 21st the men were on the march to the station, some three 
miles from the camp. It was here that they made their first debut to the famous " 40 hommes and 8 
chevaux ". These cars are about a third the sixe of an American box car and in each were crowded 
from thirty to thirty-five men. Each man had to get a move on, if he wanted a place to sleep, for from 
now on it was every man for himself. 

After being settled in the cars and the rations (mostly " canned willie " and tomatoes) a portion 
to each car, the train started, to where, no one knew. Travelling was very slow, there being stops made 
at all junctions, some of the stops lasted for hours. The trip began to get very tiresome after the first 
day of riding, for a person had no room at all to move in, once he had his place. The train passed through 
some very beautiful country, but it soon became old, for the trip was very hard on every one. On the 
third day of riding, August 24th, the train finally pulled into the station of a small town which was 
tucked away in the hills, and this place happened to be the end of the trip — Bar-sur-Aube. 

Soon after the train stopped, the men were all assigned to billets, their first taste of them. 
The billets were either barns or store houses of something and it was rather strange to allot the men for 
they had always been used to living in tents or in barracks. It was not very long, however, until they 
became accustomed to this new mode of living. For the first time in many months they arose each 
morning without the call of the bugle. Everything was quite dilTerent from what it had been for the 
previous year. 

After everything was straightened out a regular training schedule was gotten out and for the next 
month or so it was to be fours east and west each day. The afternoons were taken up by lectures 
given by the officers pertaining mostly to gas and first aid. As time wore on, the majority of the men 
became acquainted with some nice French families in this fine little town of Bar-sur-Aube, and many 
of the pleasant evenings spent there in the homes of these hospitable people will long be remembered by 
them^ especially those men who were billeted in the vinicity of " Vin Blanc Alley " 

The days passed quickly, and the men soon realized that the time was approaching when they would 
take their places beside the rest of the Americans at the front, who by this time had shown to the world 
what they were made of. In the latter part of the stay here everyone was fully equipped, including gas 

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masks and steel helmets. After the gas masks were issued there were lectures and more lectures on 
defence in gas warfare and on the different kinds of gas used by the Huns. Before leaving this town the 
men became accustomed to all kinds of work given them. Almost any of them could have qualified as 
railroad or highway builders. 

Long before daylight on the morning of September 27th, the Company was ready to leave, as 
usual, to where, no one knew. Packs on back, the column was formed for marching and by 9.00 a.m. 
Bar-sur-Aube was many kilometers behind. T'was a very miserable day, for there was a fine rain falling 
and with the packs weighing from 75 to 100 pounds it can be imagined how disagreable things were. 
Every time the column would halt for a rest everyone would immediately fall upon the ground so as to 
get as much rest as possible. It was a very hard hike. After a rest of a few hours at noon the march 
was resumed, and just about dark Brienne-le-Chateau was reached, 25 kilometers from Bar-sur-Aube. 
Soon after reaching here, a long train, just vacated by a load of horses, was boardel. Everyone was all 
in, it was immaterial what they had to ride in. Just some place to lay down was all. 

While riding on the train from Brienne the men had their first sight of the flashing of the big 
guns at the front. Early the next morning on the 28th the train stopped at Avize. Here the Company left 
the train and had a short hike to where they rested most of the morning. By now, war was becoming a grim 
reality, and everyone was begining to suffer real hardships. The weather was becoming colder and 
everything was quite different from what it had been a short time before. With the hard lives the men 
were beginning to lead, their health was always the best. 

About 11.00 o'clock that morning, after a short hike, the village of Plivot was reached, which is 
about 20 kilometers south of Rheims. Everyone was sore and stiff, this short hike was hard on all. 
Soon after the arrival at Plivot the men were placed in billets which were all barns ; and it was nothing 
uncommon for the cows and the hogs to be running around in them. By now the guns had become 
audible, and they could be relied upon as a very good alarm clock every morning, for it was then that the 
firing was heaviest; it was here, also, the men had their first experience with the Boche airman, for they 
bombed a railhead which was but a short distance away. 

Soon after arriving at Pli vot, Sgt. Guthrie and 25 men left for St Nazaire after the ambulances for the 
company. They were gone for a week, and had a wonderful trip, although they did not succeed in getting 
what they went after, for while they were gone the ambulances were delivered. 

Everyone began to realize that the time had come for them to take an active part in the war 
and on the 7th of October the ambulance section departed from Plivot, some of the men riding while 
others of them started walking. The ones who were in the walking detail, which by the way, was heaed 
by Lieuts. Collins and Carpenter, had a much harder and longer hike than they had bargained for. 

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They walked until i.io a.m. the next morning, when they found a French barrack in which they stayed 
for the rest of the night. Off again early the next morning, without a thing to eat, the marchers kept 
on going until they met some of the ambulances, and then it was no trouble to find the company which 
was located at Somme-Suippes. 

The ambulances had gone into action on the 7th of October, and it was then found out that the 
36th Division was brigaded with the 5th French Army Corps on the Champagne front, just east of 
Rheims. The work of evacuation started on in earnest and the hauls made by the ambulances were 
anywhere from ten to twenty miles. The drivers worked very hard, going as long as 36 hours without a 
bite to eat or a bit of sleep and working in danger a great part of the time. 

The weeks spent on the front were for the most part very exciting, and the first night the 
company moved up to the front will long be remembered by them, for it was on the 9th of October that 
the company was transported forward, and it was on this night that most of the men heard their first 
shell screem overhead and burst but a short distance away. The next morning the company established 
headquarters at the destroyed town of Souain. The work of evacuating went on steadily and some of 
the drivers of the ambulances had experiences which they will remember to their dying day. The Huns 
retreated so rapidly that it was difficult to keep up with the advance of the 36th. In a few days it was 
necessary to transport patients over a distance of 45 kilometers, sometimes going as far as Chalons. 
The roads were in fair shape, excepting in the vicinity of the famous " Hindenburg line," where everything 
was turned upside down. 

Somme-Py, St Etienne and Machalt were left behind in the forward advance, and it was not 
until the ambulance section had reached Dri-court did it stop. Stopping on the side of a hill, later known 
as "Beefsteak Hill," so named because of the quantity of beef issued by the Quartermaster, established 
its headquarters, Fritz had the range and at times made things rather unpleasant with his heavy ones. 
In a few davs the side of Beefsteak hill was literally honeycombed with dugouts built by the men for 
their protection from shell fire. The weather was clear and cold most of the time and the health of the 
men continued excellent. 

Little did any of the men realize that when they left the front on the 29th of October that it 
would be their last time in action. After leaving Beefsteak Hill for the rear there were 5 days of travelling 
mostly in the direction of Verdun. After this length of time Charmontois-le-Abbe was reached and it 
was here that the march halted. 

While at Charmontois there was little to do, other than to get some new clothing and 
equipment. The meals were as good as anyone could wish, and the weather was clear and cold and the 
sickness was practically nil. 

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Many rumors of peace spread over the area in the early part of November, and on the nth 
hostilities ceased. Now the question was : Is the 36th going to the rear or is it to join the Army of 
Occupation. It did not take long to find out, for on the 17th the Ambulance Section started to move 
South. The travelling was very slow for there was only a certain distance to be covered each day. On 
the march South, Revigny, St. Dizier, Wassy and Bar-sur-Aube were left behind. For the first week of 
the trip the weather was clear, but toward the end it rained every day. The 29th of November saw the 
Ambulance Section finish its journey, when the little town of Epineuil was reached, which is located 
2 kilometers North of Tonnerre. 

Nothing of importance occurred for the next month, although the ambulances were kept busy 
most of the time, being on detached service with different Regiments of the Division. Right after the 
first of the New Year, 6 of the company's ambulances had the opportunity of making a tour of the 
American front. The trip took them from St. Mihiel to Verdun, then on to Stenay and Sedan, and back 
again to the Argonne Forest to Verdun. It was a very wonderful trip, and one which few men have the 
opportunity of making. Also, during the months of December and January leaves were granted men 
of the company, which gave them the opportunity to visit the most noted resorts of France, namely, 
La Bourboule, Cannes, Nice and Monte Carlo. 

In the later part of the month there were many rumors going around that the 36th was going 
home, and that the Division would soon be on its way to the States. On the 25th of January there was 
a review of the Division, by regiments, and also an inspection of men and their equipment. At close 
of this writing everyone was holding their own, hoping for the best in the near future, and trusting that 
it would not be long until they will all be back in God's Country. 



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A parting of the ways of this organization should not be carried out without some mention of its 
officers by the enlisted man. A better opportunity could not offer itself, for, dropping all 
military restrictions and speaking as man to man, we wish to express both our highest esteem 
and admiration, and yet, unload from our minds what criticisms we may have found in them. 

Unlike other branches of the service, our officers are professional men. They entered the 
service as such and the changes that military environment has wrought upon them has been interesting 
to follow. Some have caught the spirit of strict military discipline and in a way dropped their 
professional traits. Others have tried to effect a stern military air and yet maintain their former dignity, 
and others have been content to perform their new duties in an amusing and somewhat awkward 
manner, yet their true self remained the same and they frankly admit that they entered the army to 
be of medical and not of military assistance. 

Some are making a double sacrifice in serving their country, from a monitary standpoint as 
well as a personal one, for they have voluntarily left their home and family. The younger officers are 
being benefited, perhaps, by their experiences and so called " start ", but we are sure their real reason 
for being with us is that loyalty and patriotism which mark every true American. 

True enough, there are those who are favorites among the enlisted men. Others have their 
sturdy admirers as well as those to the contrary. None however are entirely unpopular. 

And so, considering both the good and the bad, the "hard-boiled" and the lenient, we have 
arrived at the conclusion that, as a whole, we have been most fortunate in having men such as they as 
our leaders, instructors and advisors while we were serving our Country We hope that they will accept 
these few expressions concerning their services, as they are, and remember that the coming change 
of uniform will not sever the friendship that has grown up between us. 

The formation of any body of men, in great numbers, and from various sections of the country 
is certain to bring together men from all walks of life. Especially is this true of the Army. Our 
■Company is no exception to this rule. 



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There came the War and men were needed. They were called and they responded nobly to that 
call. It made little difference from whence they came, from what position or walks of life. If he was a 
man, physically and mentally, he was accepted. He was needed to build that great machine which was, 
in the near future, to deliver blow after blow in behalf of Democracy. 

In just this manner every company in the Army was formed; and so, ours. It had, as its 
nucleus men of one state, men from the various sections of the great " Lone Star" State. Soon others 
came from various sections of the " Boomer " State, and others, a few at a time, from the south, north, 
east and west, from every section of our Country. 

There were men of all classes, creeds and disposition ; Men of all character and from all classes 
and walks of life. All were represented. 

Then came the miracle. Instead of retaining their old traits, instead of forming small clans 
and groups of men, thus breaking up the machine-like precision and action of a perfect Company, there 
straight-way begin that mixing and mingling of all, which soon grew into a kind of a friendship and 
trust in your fellowman, which none had ever before enjoyed. The feeling grew as time passed, bringing 
hardships and sacrifices to all, and there now exist that strong bond of fraternism and fellowship which 
cements the hearts of men together. 

Some of the men stand out in popularity and leadership. Some, because they have no desire 
to become leaders or to gain popularity remain silent, and enjoy the comradeship and fellowship of all. 
A few have a trace of their former traits, but all had undergone a change, a change for the better. 

The bad in all has, to a great extent, disappeared and the good in others has been brought to 
light. All have attained and maintained an average much higher than they have ever before enjoyed. 
All have become better men physically, mentally and morally than ever before. 



GOLDEN FRUITS 



Yes, the world's war is ended; and we the Allies have triumphed over the selfish, unmerciful 
and barbarious Huns. Yes, we have whipped the Huns into submission, and the just and honorable 
Victory is ours. The termination of the long struggle with victory to our credit, will bring world-wide 
Freedom and Democracy. These two principles, Freedom and Democracy are the Golden Fruits harvested 
through our honorable and noble efforts ; and these Fruits will inevitably result in a permanent and 
perpetual peace for all Mankind. 

By Charles Prasifka. 

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TO ARMS ! 



THEY came from the hills and plains, from the roar of cities and rest of hamlets, from mart and mill and 
shops, where spin the busy wheel of industry; from out the solitary farm and vast stretches of 
the range, where gathering gloom hears the coyotes cry. Left the quiet husbandry of their daily lives; 
the peace of the hearthstone, their wives, mothers, sweethearts. Exchanged the certainty of today for 
the uncertainty of tomorrow, forsook that which they had, that which they hoped to have : the ease of 
peace for a life of strife, the plow for a gun, the pen for a bayonet, the humorous face covering of the 
Hallow'een for the tragic gas mask. Gathered into camps a motley crowd, among surroundings strange 
and new. Discipline harassed them, confinement cramped their very souls ; but the spirit that inspired 
them to serve vanquished all renegade desire. In the turmoil of the crucible they were hardened and 
tempered, grew strong and straight and clean, and upon this molten mass, and upon this product of the 
melting pot, with a help of God, in a righteous cause, depended the propagation of the right of 
Humanity. To them was entrusted the safety of the future, the hope of victory, the honor of an 
unbeaten, unbridled, unconquerable — America. 

Mark H. Webb. 



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CITATIOn 



THE following is a citation by General Naulin, Commander of the 2ist Army Corps, of the 5th French 
Army, with which the 36th American Division was brigaded, commending the men of this 
Division for their entegrity and display of courage during the Champagne advance in October 1918. 

"The 36th Division, U.S., recently organized, and still not fully equipped, received during the 
night of the 6-7th October, 1918, the order to relieve under conditions particularly delicate, the Second 
Division, to drive out the enemy from the heights to the North of St. Etienne-a-Arnes, and to push him 
back to the Aisne. 

"Although being under fire for the first time, the young soldiers of General Smith, rivalling in 
push and tenacity with the older and valiant regiments of General Lejeune, accomplished their mission 
fully. All can be proud of the work done. To all, the General commanding the Army Corps, is happy 
to express his cordial appreciation, gratitude and best wishes for future successes. The past is an 
assurance of the future. 

General Nal'lin. " 



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Adams, Wayne T. (P. Adams). 

"I'll go with you." 
Arnold, Marion F. (Ja Bobo). 

"I am going to St. Nazarie." 
Brown, Clarence W. (Greasy). 

"Lets have some flapjacks." 
Avery, Charles N. 

"I am a free man." 
Bright, George McD. (Nooky). 

"Have you got them, too ?" 
Burgess, Charles E. 

"Anybody want to play checkers." 
Birdereek, Moses. 

"Yah He Yah Ho." 
Brookhouser, William G. 

"Yes, that's pretty good." 
Beigel, Henry M. (Heinle). 

"Wash the cars today boys." 
Battey, George F. 

"Sure had a good time." 
Behrend, Rank J. 

"I am not a shock absorber." 
Bennett, Joaquin. 

"Look out! Here comes Hudson." 



Carrizo Springs, Texas. 

Vinita, Oklahoma. 

Wichita, Kanasa, 1919 E. 9th. St. 

Atlanta, Texas. 

Muskogee, Okla., Bright Drug Co. 

Avery, Texas. 

Wileetka, Oklahoma. 

Manorville, Penn. 

San Antonio, Tex., 517 Arbor Place. 

San Antonio, Texas, 

Kress, Texas. 

Brownsville, Texas. 



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Bertetti, Paul L. 

"Get out of that store room." 
Buckner, James R. (Buck). 

^ , . "|l can't go on guard, I am teaching school." 
Crook, Jasper R. (Jap). 

"Wheel 'em and cock, 'em, Oodle and Gobbs." 
Cropper, Floyd S. (Crop). 

"Doggone it." 
Crunk, Max M. (Smokey Joe). 
^ . . „ v,"Look out! I shoot from the hip." 
Crabb, William R. (Cobbler). 

"Z'ss terrible enemy." 
Coleman, Frank. (Top). 

"Don't bather me, I'm busy." 
Cook, John W. 

"When are vou goin' to pit them." 
Cleveland, Wilbur L. 

"The average man." 
Camp, Lenard A. 

"It an't time to go on guard yet." 
Corry, George P. (Punk). 

"When I was recruiting." 
Cocreham, Wallace E. (Dock). 

"I can fix your watch." 
Dowland, Roscoe. 

"Any news bout going home" ? 
Davenport, Jack. (Big Jack). 

"I am telling vou the God's truth." 
Deal, Robert C. 

"When I was in the Infantry." 
Flowers, Milton B. 

"When 1 was on the Border." 



San Antonio, Texas. 

Blanco, Texas. 

Martindale, Texas. 

Jourdantown, Texas. 

Martindale, Texas. 

Mc Curtain, Oklahoma. 

San Antonio, Texas, 207 Loretta St. 

Maxwell, Texas. 

Texola, Oklahoma. 

Jefferson, Texas. 

Hillsboro, Texas. 

Martindale, Texas. 

Humboldt, Tenn. 

Ft. Worth, Texas. 

Athens, Texas. 

Waxahachie, Texas. 



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Fields, Eugene. (Cisco). 

"Hate to do it, but 1 got to." 
Funkhouser, Joseph B. (Funk). 

"I took the job and — " 
Grisham, Eugene T. (Society). 

"I want a letter from mv wife." 
Gambrell, Roderick D. (Rod). 

"Down in the Big Bend Country." 
Guthrie, David I. (Dave). 

"Dont know whether to take it or not." 
Garcia, Ernesto. 

"Where is Bennett?" 
Garrett, Thomas B. (Tony). 

"Before I quit wearing boots." 
Giddens, Albert L. (Gid). 

"When I get out of the Army." 
Goldberg, Benjamin B. (Goley). 

"Let's take a joy ride." 
Holden, Ed. (Peewee). 

"Let's tote this here." 
Hudson, Willis D. (Chief). 

"Who pushed me into the Coffee Pot?" 
Hockenberry, John. 

"You didn't get any." 
Hockenberrv, Edward. 

' "I'll be at the Cafe." 
Heitmann, Fredrick. 

"I'll be hanged". 
Haddox, Albert A. (A). 

"Where is that Jew?" 
Hagood, Clyde O. (Happy). 

"I Know Better." 



Vinita, Oklahoma. 

Plattsburg, Mo. 810 '* Broadway. 

Asherton, Texas. 

Dallas, Texas. 

San Antonio, Texas. 

Brownsville, Texas. 

Pryor, Oklahoma. 

Brownwood, Texas. 

Atlanta, Geroge, 169 Capital Ave. 

Lenard, Texas. 

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. 

Yatesboro, Penn. 

Yatesboro, Penn. 

Richmond Hill, N.Y. 

Marietta, Ohio, 921 Philip St, 

Asherton, Texas. 



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Harmon, Lawrence \V. 

"By Ned, they like to got us." 
Harper, Arthur A. (Rose). 

u , u 3^^" ^ ^^'^^ Soing to Officer's Training School. 

Harper, John F. 

"Sgt are you in charge here?" 
Hale, Clyde C. (High)". 

"Believe I'll start Ouilling." 
Jones, Bently R. (Deacon). 

"French Bees sure do sting." 
Jones, Jessie J. 

"What's sniping worth now?" 
Johns, Bayard W. (Rabbit). 

"If the cotton crop is good." 
Johnson, Andrew L. 

"Now, let me tell you something." 
Kelley, Louis B. (Stud). 

"I neyer borrow, 1 never lend." 
Kelley, Robert W. 

"I already took it down." 
Kerr, Thomas G. (Old folks). 

"Twenty is not enough." 
Lockard, John G. (Pi). 

"I never run over him, I backed over him." 
Lindsey, Lewis H. 

"We just sat down when he came up." 
Lange, Joseph D. (Pete). 

"Are vou still malade, mademoiselle?" 
Lassiter, Roy C. (Lss). 

"Men, where is my stuff?" 
Lewis, Orion F. 

"Another post card." 
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Vinita, Oklahoma. 

Martindale, Texas. 

Elaira, New York, 319 Franklin St. 

Tyler, Texas. 

Spiro, Oklahoma. 

Fort Towson, Oklahoma. 

Tempson, Texas. 

McAlester, Oklahoma. 

Wheeler, Texas. 

Wheeler, Texas. 

Temple, Texas. 

Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

Checotah, Oklahoma. 

San Antonio, Texas. 255 Braham Blvd. 

Rockport, Texas. 

Oakville, Texas. 



Mc Williams, William F. 

"Did you get enuf men?" 
Munnell, Emmett C. (Blonde). 

"Men, I've got the travelin' blues." 
Mc Master, Paul C. (Mark). 

"I'll get it, where is it?" 
McClaugherty, Charles W. (Little Wessley). 

"We had Cognac n'e very thing." 
McCoy, Clarence. (Lee). 

"When I went to boxing school." 
McClendon, Mabson. 

"Suppose I'll have to go the Hospital." 
McAleese, James B. 

"When I was in Mexico." 
Mitts, Thomas G. 

"Have to get a load of wood today." 
Morris, Ivy A. 

"Think I'll make a quirt." 
Mitchell, Benjamin. (Mits). 

"Youse Guys." 
Moore, Clyde. (Denty). 

"Yes by Jasus." 
Marney, Houston. 

"No, we'll do it right now." 
Neal, Caswell S. (Wife). 

"When I was trying divorce cases." 
Noll, Charles C. (Silent Chas). 

"We can't be bothered." 
New, Geam M. 

"Let's sing a little song, boys." 
Ogden, Edward N. 

"Oui, Oui, Mademoiselle." 



Cuero, Texas. 

Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

Hondo, Texas. 

Miami, Oklahoma. 

Carrizo Spring, Texas. 

Brownsville, Texas. 

Afton, Oklahoma. 

Wheeler, Texas. 

Traverse City, Mich. 1102 W. Front St. 

Seneca, Mo. 

Laredo, Texas. 1608 San Maria, St. 

Poteau, Oklahoma. 

San Antonio, Texas. 723 Wymong St. 

San Antonio, Texas. 

San Antonio, Texas. 32 1 No. Conche St. 



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Puente, Rafael. 

"Don't fool with me Simo." 
Prasifka, Charles. (Top Soldier). 

"You'll have to ask the Captain." 
Pryor, Ellis R. (Invincible Ike). 

"Just side swiped him." 
Post, Maurice. (Sleepy). 

"The last time I was in Santone.' 
Petty, Ernest J. 

"Not Working today." 
Phelps, Don L. (Zee Duke). 

"E'con Dutch." 
Rodriquez, Santiago. 

"I'll get it for vou." 
Rector, Walter E. (Fatty). 

"When I was in Packing School.' 
Roy, Ross. (Jam Hound). 

"Any seconds." 
Ragan, Dick. 

"What relief am I on?" 
Stoppard, Edward F. (Bull). 

"Where in the H — is Blonde?." 
Stilmann, Joel. 

"When I get back home." 
Stephens, George F. (Steve). 

"I'm not kidding you, Jack." 
Simo, Damaso. 

"Look out! Puente." 
Smith, William J 

"Sure is cold riding." 
Schmitz, John J. (Knowledge). 

"Well, in a wav it is." 



Brownsville, Texas. 

Dallas, Texas. Route No. 9. 

Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

Asherton, Texas. 

San Marcos, Texas. 

Mc Alster, Oklahoma. 

Brownsville, Texas. 

Rule, Texas. 

Janesville, Wis. 

Rule, Texas. 

Tulsa, Oklahoma. 3ti W. iSth St. 

Brownsville, Texas. 419 Levee St. 

Skiatook, Oklahoma. 

San Benito, Texas. 

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. 

Muskogee, Oklahoma 



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Schmitt, William K. (Bill). 

"I can shake it off" 
Sheumack, James E. (Jess). 

"Petty, don't you remember." 
Saunders Will T. 

"I'm just telling you fellers." 
Sahlender, Walter C. (Sol). 

"When I was working at Camp Pike." 
Smalley, Guy G. (Goudy). 

"Now, this is straight stuff." 
Shrewsbury, Richard H. (Dick). 

"Gee ! I wish I could get some Dope on 
Townsley, Robert W. 

"Lemme shoot your troubles." 
Tomasi, William. (Willie). 

"Honest to God man." 
Thieme, Berthold O. (Pop). 

"When I bugler at Bowie." 
Thrahser, James E. (Dusky). 

"Suppose I'll be on the same post." 
Tolbert, Joe D. (Shorty). 

"I'll be at the church." 
Thomson, Roland A. 

"I am sick, I can't go on Gugrd". 
Thompson, Milton. 

"Guess, I'll cut some wood." 
Unnasch, William F. (Dutch). 

"Pay ME." 
Usrey, Raymond L. 

"Aw gonon." 
Varnadore, Tuglew. 

"Back in Organge Country." 



Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

Martindale, Texas. 

Blanco, Texas. 

Muskogee: Oklahoma, ioi5 So. 4th St. 

Afton, Oklahoma. 

Muskogee, Oklahoma, 
going home." 

Blanco, Texas. 

San Antonio, Texas. 114 Jackson St. 

Cureo, Texas. 

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. 

Ada, Oltlahoma. 

McAlester, Oklahoma. 

Greensburg, Penn. 

Thorndale, Texas. 

Hulver, Texas. 

Guion, Texas. 



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Vivian, William R. (Willie Boy). 

"Lets go Adams." 
Whitley, Lindon B. 

"Sure Enuf." 
White, Cecil C. (Whitey). 

"I don't care we can stand it." 
Wilcox, James T. (Booger). 

"You know me Horse." 
Webb, Mark H. 

"A Rawther peculiar case, don't you think?" 
Webb, Lake T. (Daniel). 

"Oh! Johnnie." 
Weir, Henry G. 

"Dad burn it ! I am oft tonight." 
Yancey, Thomas M. (Jimmie). 

"Yeh, I heard it." 
Zacharias, Pete E. (Zack). 

"And after I fed him, He told on me." 
Winfrey, Bernie I. (Jack). 

"Fall out, men, its time to go." 
Richards, Harlan. (Chief). 

"Boy, I had her wide open." 
Downing, James S. (Possum). 

"Let's take a walk." 
Defee, Emett C. (Cub). 

"Remember! when I licked Patterson." 



Carrizo Spring, Texas. 

Nashville, Arkansas, 217 Ansley Ave. 

Carrizo Spring, Texas. 

Calvert, Texas, 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Carrizo Spring, Texas. 

Abilene', Texas. 

Blanco, Texas. 

Weatherford, Oklahoma. 

San Antonio, Texas. 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Wichita Falls, Texas. 

Fort Worth, Texas, 3i2 Kentucky Ave., 



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PAST MEMBERS 



Allen, Sam T. 
Asken, Wilson B. 
Brown, Roger. 
Burkhart, Howard. 
Capers, William. 
Cahill, James. 
Childs, Roland. 
Cranor, Forrest. 
Crunk, Lee. 
Field, Beauford. 
F'ranza, Arthur A. 
Fulton, Robert. 
Garhart, Elman. 
Garland, Dave. 
Gater, Roy. 
Goforth, Earl B. 
Goodman, Garald. 
Haning, James A. 



Hargis, Elmer. 
Harris, John G. 
Henegar, Eugene. 
Hill, Roy V. 
Hunter, James. 
Jenning James R. 
Johnson, Frank. 
Kidder, Clem W. 
Martin, Clarence. 
McCurdy, Felix. 
Mills, Roger O. 
Mobley, Clarence. 
Mobley, Fred. 
Morgan, Ernest. 
Olsen, Edward. 
Phillips, Ford. 
Poag, Edgar E. 
Powell, A. 



Redman, Walter M. 
Renken, George, 
Rister, John. 
Roland, Dee. 
SchalTer, R. 
Stratton, Louis J. 
Straw, George. 
Thompson, John W. 
Thorn, Elbert. 
Tracy, Earn. 
Verberne, Harry. 
Vicker, Milton G. 
Votaw, Jack. 
Wildenthal, John. 
Wilkens, William A. 
Williams, Glover. 
Williams, Verna. 
Woodruff, Wallace. 



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Why does "Blondy" Munnell insist that thirteen is his lucky number? 
Who said, " For my own personal benefit — who started the war ? " 

Why did Corporal Tracy report McClaugherty and Lange to the Officer of the Day for loitering close to 

the mule barn ? 
Hale wonders how Neal caught the fifth jack in an ordinary poker deck ? 
Is it Bosche? 

What does " Red " Wilcox remember of Wassy ? 
Is that straight " stuff" ? Yes, Smalley said so. 
Who can describe to us a perfect alibi ? 
Why is Brown " greasy " ? 
If " War is Hell ", what is " fini cognac " after along march over the hills of France in mud, rain, 

sleet and snow ? 
Why is Johns called " Rabbit " ? 
What are the ingredients of " corned " " willie " ? 
Is everyone acquainted with " Cow-boy " and " Rusty " ? 
What became of Kerr's gotee ? 

Why does Don Bright spend so much time scratching ? 

Crook — (stepping briskly up to the Surgeon) "Sir, Private Crook desires to have an operation performed.' 
Surgeon — " Alright (turning to aide) : get the cocaine. " 
Crook — Now — er — a — Lt. hadn't we better talk this over before — er — a — ? " 
Surgeon — " Not necessarily, get on the operating table. " 

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Crook — (undertone) " And they told me there was a lot of red tape in the army. 

There is a Mademoiselle in Wassy who is disappointed in Joe Tolbert's conception of an American 
Soldat — beaucoup francs. 

Neal — (Chopping wood in Angust, stripped to the waist and wringing wet with sweat). 

Stoppard — Still on the wood pile, Neal ? 

Neal — Yeh, haven't got off yet; got 17 more days. 

Grisham — (Passing a girl on Houston Street) "Say Post, that was a keen dame, wasn't it?" 

Post — " Yep, I did not see her face. 

LocKARD — " Got a date tonight, Bill ? " 

SCHMITT — " Yep. " 

LocKARD — " Which one ? " 

ScHMiTT — " Number Eight. " 

General Smith — (On inspection tour) "Tomasi — Do you get plenty of wood?" 

ToMAsi — " Yes sir, sho we do. " 

General Smith — " Where do you get it? " 

ToMAsi — " Can't tell the General that. " 

General Smith — (Wisely) " Don't get caught. " 

Sgt. Coleman — " Arrangement have been made to treat all cases of scabies and cooties in the bath houses 
at Paris. " All men of this organization who have either cooties or scabies will step one pace 
forward. " 

"COMPANY — HALT." 

A Rookie having passed his General had failed to render the customary Military Salute. 

General — " Do you Salute your Superior Officers?" 

Rookie — "Yes, Sir. " General — " Why, then did you not Salute me ? " 

Rookie — " I thought you were a Y.M.C.A. man. " 

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Bill Schmitt on hearing that the United States had gone bone dry immediately sent the following 
advertisement to " Le Petite Parisian ". 

"American soldier of good character and high intelligence, wishes to marry a French girl between the age 
of eighteen and twenty eight. Her father must be a wine merchant, and she must agree to live 
in the wine shop." Please reply to B.S. A.C. 143. A.P.O. 796. 



Lieut. George — (In class). " Hagood, what is the proper name for salts ? ' 
Hagood — " Magnesium Potash. " 



Lieut. Elvis — (In class). " Harmon, how would you stop a severe bleeding of the scalp ? ' 
Harmon — " Put a tourniquet around the patient's neck. " 



Lieut. GooREG — (Making sick call) "Webb, what seems to be wrong this morning?" 

Webb — " Sir, I have neuralgia of the heart, my lungs seem to be ver^' weak, my bronchial tubes are 
sore, my right ear aches badly, am certain I have a rising in it, and 1 sprained my ankle in some 
way last night. " 

Lieut. George — " Yes, Uh— Huh, — Yes, Yes, Sergeant give Webb a dose of salts." 
Note. — It is remarkable how many maladies just one little glass of that solution is used for — and with 
success. 



McGee — " No I ain't got no cooties. " 

Downing — (Reaching down his back and selecting a large one, thrust it down McGee's collar) "Now 
you have ! " 

Note — A search for that one revealed the hiding place of 32 others. 

McGee — " Gad, don't they breed fast?" 

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Fields — ''Any news about going home, Chief?" 

Richards — "Yep, going "tout sweet". 

Fields — " How' d'uh know ? " 

Richards — " Well, it's official and straight from headquarters. You see ! " Thompson told me that 
he was talking to John Hockenberry who had heard Bill Schmitt say that Smalley said that Lieut. 
Carpenter told him that Major McCamitt had heard a dispatch rider who had talked to the General's 
chauffeur say that he heard the General say we would leave the i6th. " 

Fields — " Sounds good. " 

Chiefs — " Yep, So Long. " 

Note — The committee has been somewhat undecided as to whether this should be printed as Official 
" Stuff " or not. 



It has been reported to the committee that a certain member of the company who hailed from 
"Poteau" received three packages of "Bull", a box of cough drops and two boxes of "Levi Garrett's 
Snuff" in his Christmas box, together with a plug of "Granger Twist". The report has not yet been 
affirmed. 



LT. COLLINS ON GAS ; 

Lt. Collins on being directed to lecture to the company on the subject, " Pisonous gases used 
in present warfare, " proceeded as follows : 

" Boys, there are three classes of gases used by the German at the present. The first class can 
be seen, the second class can be heard, and the third can be smelled. " 

" Now, all these gases are very deadly, and the 'Boche' use great care and deliberation in picking 
the proper time to put the gas over. " 

"Generally the visible gas is sent over during the night time so that it cannot be seen. The 
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gas which can be heard is sent over during a heavy bombardment, consequently it cannot be readily 
heard, and the gas that can be smelled is so deadly that you pass away immediately after it has been 
inhaled. " 

" Now boys, use every precaution. " Kepp your mask clean and dry. Always have them with 
you. If, however, you should fail to have them when the gas attack is put over, do not run. Always 
be as quiet and still as possible during the attack. Physical exertion and gas do not go well together. 
Immediately after the attack go to the gas officer and report that you have no mask." 

"Now boys, if the yellow cannister on the mask is shot off, put a 'conn willie' can in its place. 
That's why the Government had them all painted yellow. The can will work just as well as the cannister 
so long as there is no gas. " 

" You boys know the importance of all this precaution as well as I do, so remember what I have 
told you. " 

" Stick around until the hours is up. Who has got a cigarette paper — No thanks, Lad, I prefer 
'Bull Durham'. " "Dismissed." 



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OUR BILLET N° 29 



While sitting here in Epineuil, 

With little on my mind. 
I'll tell YOU just a little of our billet 29. 

\o. our number is not many, 

Just 14 of us in all, 
But we are masters of our art : 

On us they always call. 

Now there is Webb, he is a lawyer, 

With him we find no flaws, 
Except the sleepless nights we spend 
From the movement of his jaw. 



Jess Scheumack is our farmer. 
And I'll tell you what is true. 

He came from so far in the hills. 
The screech owls die from blues. 

Dear Hale is a pencil "pusher". 

In an office plied his "Graft," 
The only reason he is here. 

He feared that old man "Draft." 

Dowland worked for "Sam" before. 
On the rural mail worked he. 

Oh yes, indeed I He's with him yet. 
But transferred over the sea. 



Jap Crook is a dear comrade. 
Who brings S.O.S. news ; 

His occupation mainly. 
Is soaking up Vin Rouze. 



Old Lassister, our Sergeant. 

He leads a quiet life. 
Except when he partakes of Vin. 

He pursues his bunk all night. 



.Now Jones he is a sniper, 

A man of the rail is he : 
He claims he's laid enough rail ties. 

To cross that awful sea. 



Cleveland he's a keen old bird. 
He is far from a jake, 

I believe that be invented 
Some kine of a buck rake. 



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In am "Chief" our old Mechanic. 

They say, I am a curse, 
But if they all had in 3 years, 

They'd be a dam site worse. 



Pett}- he's our barber. 

You may get a shave by chance, 
For he never was known to click his shears, 

With Five Francs in his pants. 



Behrends, he's a keen old bird, 

A corporal man is he. 
To him the sergeant pass the buck, 

His rank is plain to see. 

Johnson is a teacher. 

In small towns he does teach, 
It would take days the quickest ways, 

His little school to reach. 

Giddens in old "Civil life." 

His job was rather risky. 
He was a slicker express bov. 

He slipped bootleggers' whiskey. 



Brookhouser is a compositor. 
They say that is his line. 

He must be quite a boy at that. 
For he stays in "29". 

Now you can see, dear readers. 
To our billet there is class. 

For when a detail they do need, 
"29" is never passed. 

I could sit here by the hour : 
Of our great deeds, I could tell. 

But with your kind permission. 
It will close. 

Bonsoir, — Farewell. 



Mech. Richards. 



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THE wings of time are propelling us swiftly to civilian life, to the time when our life as a soldier will 
be a thing of the past, an experience never to be forgotten, to the time when we shall lay aside our 
khaki and don the various garments of civilian life. 

We are anxious for that time to come, and yet, we cannot but realize how great has been our 
profit in many ways during our Army life. It has made physical powers of ordinary men ; it has made 
us bigger and broader in mind and heart ; it has learned us the lesson of self sacrifice for an ideal, and 
the benefits to be gained therefrom. It has given us determination to remove obstacles which will 
be piled in the road to success, and the bull-dog-like tenacity to stick to the task until we succeed It 
has left imprinted in our minds and hearts the value of a home : the realization of what one's country 
really means to us as individuals. Its profits are enumerable. We will reap the reward of those 
hardships and trials of our Army life in the years that the future holds. 



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